by Brian Truitt, USA TODAY

by Brian Truitt, USA TODAY

American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave led the way with seven nominations each Thursday in the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards.

Four cast members from Hustle were honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in musical/comedy categories, including Bradley Cooper (supporting actor), Christian Bale (actor), Amy Adams (actress) and Jennifer Lawrence (supporting actress). David O. Russell was nominated in the director category, and the movie is in the mix for best musical/comedy and best screenplay.

Others up for musical/comedy include Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, Nebraska and The Wolf of Wall Street.

In the drama categories, 12 Years' Chiwetel Ejifor (actor), Lupita Nyong'o (supporting actress) and Michael Fassbender (supporting actor) garnered nods, as well as Steve McQueen for best director. The film is also up for best screenplay and best original score as well as best drama against Captain Phillips, Gravity, Philomena and Rush.

Russell and McQueen are joined in the director category with Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips), Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) and Alexander Payne (Nebraska).

Up for best animated feature are The Croods, Despicable Me 2 and Frozen. Let It Go from Frozen is in the category for best original song with Ordinary Love (from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Please Mr. Kennedy (Inside Llewyn Davis), Sweeter Than Fiction (One Chance) and Atlas (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire).

Hayao Miyazaki's final animated film The Wind Rises is a contender for best foreign film in a field that includes the NC-17 Cannes favorite Blue Is the Warmest Color.

In the TV categories, the final season of Breaking Bad snagged a nomination for best drama series along with Downtown Abbey, The Good Wife, House of Cards and Masters of Sex. Best comedy or musical will go to The Big Bang Theory, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Girls, Modern Family or Parks and Recreation.

The 2014 Golden Globes will air live on NBC Jan. 12 at a ceremony hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.